1. a horse pill 大药丸,大型丸剂
例: This is not a horse pill. This is your pain pill which doctor prescribed.
这不是大药片。这就是医生给你开的止疼药。
2. a horse laugh 狂笑
例:At the end of the joke she gave a horse laugh that could be heard a street away.
在那个笑话结束时,她发出一阵狂笑,隔着一条街都能听到。
3. a horse of a different color 完全另外一回事
例:Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color.
考试是一回事;通过考试又是另一回事。
4. be on one's high horse 趾高气扬,藐视他人
例: Since Bob was elected president of the club, he's been up on his high horse.
自从鲍勃当选为俱乐部主席以来,他就趾高气扬起来了。
5. beat a dead horse 徒劳无益,白费口舌
例:I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is very important that you understand this before you leave.
我不想多此一举,但你离开以前必须了解这个。
6. hold one's horse 忍耐,镇静,别冲动
例:Dad, please hold your horse before you get mad at me...
爸,在对我发火之前,请你忍耐一下......
7. clothes horse 爱打扮,赶时髦的人
例: Princess Diana was a real clothes horse. It's hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes.
黛安娜王妃是一个很讲究穿戴的人,很难想象她花在衣服上的钱有多少。
8. talk horse 吹牛
例:They often talk horse when they are free.
他们有空时常常在一起吹牛。
9. one-horse town 落后的小地方
例:
Then Beijing was a gray,drab, one-horse town where the main means of transportation was the bicycle.
那时的北京是一个灰色、乏味、设施简陋的城市,主要交通工具是自行车。
10. horse-and-buggy days 马车时代,以往岁月
例:The post-industrial crisis always reminds citizens of the horse-and-buggydays.
后工业时代的危机总是能让人们回想起以往的岁月。